Due to some recently discovered vulnerabilities Symantec is advising customers to stop using pcAnywhere, the software that allows remote control of your PC from the Internet.
But seriously, folks. If you can access your PC remotely, it’s just that much more likely someone else can, too. If you really care about security, this isn’t something you should be doing regardless the software involved.
If you have DSL internet, you know that it lags well behind cable and fiber optics in terms of speed. The lag has prompted a lot of users to abandon DSL for the alternatives. Which is great if you live somewhere there are alternatives. Unlike, say, where I live.
On top of forcing everyone with a Google account to have a Google+ account, Google has just announced a new privacy policy that will track consumers’ online activities across Google products. And if you don’t like, too bad because you can’t opt out.
As bad as this is, it’s hardly unique. Facebook and other sites do basically the same thing. Luckily, the Wall Street Journal’s What They Know page lets you find out what your favorite site knows about you.
If you grew up in the 60s and 70s you might remember Edmund Scientific and their wonderful catalogs full of optics, telescope parts and more. The founder, Norman Edmund, passed away January 17th at the age of 96.
Edmund’s focus has changed since I was a kid. The company split into two, with Edmund Scientific being sold to another company and the remainder focusing on industrial optics. Edmund Scientific is still doing business as Edmund Scientifics and selling many of the same things that made them famous.
What’s wrong with Mitt Romney’s tax returns isn’t the returns themselves, it’s the tax code that allows him to pay so little in taxes.
Look at it this way. He made almost 400 times as much as I did last year yet his tax rate is about one-third of mine. How is that even possible? I ask rhetorically, because it’s not only possible but perfectly legal. This, then, is what is wrong with America and until it’s changed we’re doomed to watch the number of “have nots” grow and grow.
Think you have a lot on your to-do list? Not compared to Thomas Edison you don’t.
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